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Jim Smoak: A "Hidden Figure" of American Banjo Music
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Jim Smoak: A "Hidden Figure" of American Banjo Music
A collection and oral history of 3-finger style bluegrass banjo player Jim Smoak by 2013 Appalachian Sound Archive Fellow Joe O'Connell.
Introduction and Biography
Interview Table of Contents
I. Family Background & Music
II. Snuffy Jenkins & Learning the Banjo
III. Playing Banjo as a Job
IV. Making a Career
V. The Folk Music Revival
VI. A "Hidden Figure" Getting Noticed
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I. Family Background & Music
Early Entertainment / Music in the Smoak Family / Radio and Records / Early Music Learning / More Family Music
II. Snuffy Jenkins & Learning the Banjo
Hearing Snuffy Jenkins / School & Meeting Snuffy / Playing With Snuffy Jenkins / Snuffy & Jim's Gibson Banjo / Snuffy, Earl Scruggs, and Don Reno Influence
III. Playing Banjo as a Job
Playing Around Town / Leaving South Carolina & Going Professional / Playing with Bill Monroe / Little Jimmy Dickins
IV. Making a Career
Nashville & The Grand Old Opry / Banjo Players in Nashville / Radio & Recordings / Harry Oster & The Louisiana Honeydrippers
V. The Folk Music Revival
Folk Music & Forming The Cumberlands / Moving to Kentucky / Banjo Instruction Books
VI. A "Hidden Figure" Getting Noticed
Being a "Hidden Figure" in Music / Going From Here - Jim Smoak Playing Today
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